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Week 10


The last week was dedicated to the completion of our group presentation. After we had already fixed the content of the presentation in the team the week before, it was now a matter of further elaborating individual contents and constantly improving the presentation. For this, we met regularly and discussed different topics. In addition to these individual elaborations and group meetings, my further task was to create a PowerPoint presentation.

I think that this task is very important for presentations because it can have an underlining effect. Besides, a good presentation shows that you have taken the time to consciously prepare and that the task is important to you. Especially if you don't just want to present your idea but also "sell" it, presentation and visualization are very important in addition to the professional appearance. 

After I have started to visualize my contents in the presentation, I gradually developed more and more contexts in my head, which then brought me forward in my way of presenting accordingly. I am therefore of the opinion that the creation of PowerPoints on the one hand significantly improves the presentation in terms of visualization and clarification of the core statements. On the other hand, the creation of the PP presentation helps to sort my thought processes and thus in the next step to improve the structure of the presentation and the presentation style significantly.

I also created all the remaining slides so that everything is in the same design so that the group presentation is coherent and the presentation follows a structured clear line. I think although this has meant a lot of extra work for me, it helps us as a group to make a more solid and professional impression.  

So that all parts are agreed upon, I was in continuous contact with the individual group members regarding their slides and talked to them about their ideas and suggestions for improvement. As soon as we were finished with the presentation slides we met and rehearsed everything multiple times. I think it is normal that different roles develop in a group during the work process and it is also very important that each group member can contribute his or her strengths. I don't like to be forced to take a leadership position, but since I've been able to gather a lot of experience in my previous study career, I'm happy to take it on in our team. I think that we worked very well as a group and everyone was very committed and my messages were answered very quickly every time. I think this is not obvious and I have experienced it differently with other groups in my past. Therefore the work in my team was a lot of fun for me, I have the feeling to have acquired a lot of new knowledge and I am happy to present our recommendations for action for Odyssey Arts the day after tomorrow. 

Picture Source: www.badabusiness.com/articles/10-tips-for-effective-team-performance-management/ [03/12/2019, 11am]

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